Building-tile and wall.



F.D!CKEY. BUILDING APPLICATION TILE AND WALL. FILED FEB 21 19 PatentedSept. 25, 1917.

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BUILDING TILE AND WALL. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2|. 191s Patented Sept.25, 191?.

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FRANKLIN DICKEY, OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

BUILDING-TILE AND WALL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented, Sept, 25, 1917.

Application filed February 21, 1916. Serial No. 79,691.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that LFRANKLiN D1oKEY,a residing at Oak in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Imrovements inBuilding-Tiles and-Walls, of which thefollowing is a specification. Myinvention relates to building-t1le and to walls constructed-therefrom,and more particularly to hollow-building-tile formed preferably of burntclay, and to walls constructed thereof, and has for its ob ects: (1) toprovide a hollow building-tile, that, when securely mortared together ina completed wall, will furnish voyage for the free passage of air,ciently small to prevent the passage of birds, rodents, and the like,therethrough; and (2) to provide'a wall constructed of these. andrelated hollow building-tile, and reinforced adequately to withstandboth lateral and vertical pressure thereon. These objects I accomplishin the manner and by the means hereinafter described, reference beinghad to theaccompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of my regbe used as shown in -I use as pilasters,

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of my special apertured tile, to beused, elther singly or in combination, in gable construction, as shownin Fig. 7.

Figs. 4 and 5 are erspective views of the corner and pilaster tile, tobe used as shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

Fig. 6 is an angled perspective, showing the corner tile, Fig. 5, incombination with the? regular apertured tile in a wallthe thickness ofwhich is more than one-half and less than the total widthof the abuttingregular apertured tile.

Fig. is an angled perspective, showing a section of the completedreinforced wall, with a portion of one course of tile broken away toexpose the reinforcing.

To form the straight, or regular, portions of the wall, the tile shownas Figs. 1 and 4: are employed as shownin Fig. 7, the mortar in both thehead joints and the bed joints being anchored by the scor1ngs2 in Figs.1, 2 and 3. The two-way tileshownns Fig3 f within and prefera ly flushwith the inner and the outer surfaces of the wall and at such intervalsas may be necessary, shifting said tile alternately, so

yet have apertures suffuvertical reinforcing in mortar,

that, while maintaining the regular bond of the wall I also, byemploying provide one continuous way, 3 in Fig. 7, perpendicularlytherethrough, to carry the vertical reinforcing in morta", or concrete,and increase the bearing strength of the wall. To provide againstlateral pressure, reinforcing 5 in mortar of the bed joints, the samerunning inside the vertical reinforcing 6 in Fig. 7. Lateral pressure isfurther provided against by the rod, or tube, 7 in Fig. 7 suitable sections of the ends of which are bent at right,

angles to the main portion and pressed downward into plastic mortar, orconcrete, at the top of each of two opposite pilasters, the body of therod, or tube, extending crosswise from wall to wall between saidpilasters.

To form the angular, or corner, portions of the wall, either the tileshown as Fig. 4, or that shown as Fig. 5, is employed. In a wall wherethe length of the regular apertured tile abutting is one-half its width,the two-way tile shown as Fig. 4:, equal in dimensions to the regularapertured tile, are employed as shown in Fig. 7 being crossedalternately to form the corner bond, as shown in said figure, thus alsoproviding one continuous way, 4 in Fig. 7 perpendicularly through thewall at the corner, to carry the or concrete, and increase the bearingstrength of the wall. In a wall where the length of the abutting regularapertured tile-is more than one-half and less than its total width, the

the shown as Fig. 5 is employed as shown in Fig. 6, being revers 1yangled in alternate courses, thus forming the corner bond and providingone continuous way, as and for the purpose set forth relative to thecorner tile in Fig. 7 just described, the surface ea in Fig. 5 beingequal to the length of the abutting regular apertured tile, and thesurface ab in said figurebeing equal to one half the width of theabutting regular apertured tile, so that the joints on the outsidesurface will breakevenly, a suitable section of the longitudinalreinforcing 5 in Fig. 6

being bent at right angles to the main portion thereof, and presseddownward into the plastic mortar,.or concrete,,as shown in said figure.

To form the gable portions of the wall, the tile shown as Figs. 1, 2 and3 are employed as shown in Fig. 7. By employing Fig. 7 is also laid inthe two-way tile,

the special units shown as Figs. 2 and 3 I if the corners of the regularapertured tile were to be cut away to the pitch'of the roof, besidesproviding an even surface to which a plate or rafter may be attached. Byemploying these special units I also prevent, at this point ofconstruction, the leaving of too large apertures, and avoid thenecessity of using a wide flange board which would materially decreasethe ventilating surface of the gables.

Since my tile are designed primarily for structures such as corn cribs,where it is desirable to have free passage of air through the walls, yetprotection against the contents thereof ed, eaten, carried away, orotherwise molested, it will be understood that the apertures in the tileshown as Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are small'enough to prevent the passage ofbirds, rodents, and the like, therethrough, and that an arrangement ofthe webs in a hollow building t is effect is the prime object of mymyenrectangular, as being, for mechanical reasons, the most likely form,I do not limit self to cutting the ends of the tile at Neither do Ilimit myright angles, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and3, as it might bedesirable to cut them slightly oblique, for use in some types ofbuildings. In general, I am aware that alterations and modifications ofthe form of the tile as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, and of themethod of reinforcing as shown in Fi s. 6 and 7, are possible withoutdeparting rom the scope of my invention, and I do not desire to limitmyself to the exact forms or myself to this form.

claim any tion with those shown as Figs. 1, 2 and 3 in a wall as' hereinshown, described and to secure by Leti tures wherein ventilatingpassages through kness of the wall to be erected, and provided with acomparatively large number of narrow ventilating apertures therethrough,whereby the entrance of weather and rodents is effectually prevented.

2. A wall for corn-cribs and other structures comprised of rectangulartiles laid in evel courses and each constituting a complete section of acourse thereof, each of said tiles being of a substantial depth and of athickness to form the wall, and provided with a comparatively largenumber of narrow ventilating apertures therethrough, whereby theentrance of weather and rodents is effectually prevented.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

FRANKLIN DICKEY. Witnesses:

GARNETT Rosa,

0. BRALI.

